Stephen Ullstrom
stephenullstrom.bsky.social
Stephen Ullstrom
@stephenullstrom.bsky.social
Indexer. Author of Book Indexing: A Step-by-Step Guide, and amateur SFF and mystery writer. 🇨🇦🇹🇼
Congrats! Great to see you are still at it.
July 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Yes, that could be another possibility.
June 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
True, best not to blame. I am simply so surprised at the error. The book is beautifully written and produced otherwise. And I agree the author or an editor should have noticed it too. Almost like the error was intentional.
June 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Or maybe the indexer was overruled. That happens too. But surely this is an error easily recognized, once pointed out?
June 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I'm surprised, as that seems like information that should be common knowledge or would be easy to fact check.

I'm also not sure what to think about the indexer. I mean, they followed the text (a good practice), but also apparently failed to flag the mistake (also a good practice).

#IndexSky
June 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Christ is Risen!

A beautiful sermon. Always a treat to hear proclaimed at the paschal liturgy.
April 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I agree. And now I really need to deliver a great index!
April 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I won't attend, alas, as the conference is too far away for me to reasonably travel. But I do appreciate the invite. It's nice, as a freelancer working on the book, to be recognized.
April 6, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I think the US lawsuits are only for Americans? I'll see what happens. I'm not aware of one in Canada right now.
March 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Thanks, Jola. Sounds like there are a couple of class action lawsuits already underway. I'm curious to see how that plays out. This tool from The Atlantic just makes it all more visible, which is perhaps good as more people realize they are affected?
March 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
And is all this training really doing AI any good? Still not impressed by the writing and editing that generative AI produces. Perhaps there is value for AI somewhere, but it is not writing. Real humans only, please. 5/
March 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Another takeaway: it is not just the big-name authors affected by having their work stolen to train AI. Even nobodies like me writing about a niche professional program are being caught up. 4/
March 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I feel somewhat resigned to companies like Meta getting ahold of my writings to train their AIs. I mean, what am I going to do against Meta? Though I suppose that is how they justify stealing people's work, knowing that the average person lacks the resources to fight back. 3/
March 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It looks like Meta has also pirated other Indexer articles, as well as a few books on indexing. Obviously I didn't consent to Meta using my writing. 2/
March 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Thanks for the mention! I appreciate it.
March 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Sale is part of Smashwords' annual Read an Ebook Week, and ends Sunday, March 8.

And if I may, please support Smashwords if you enjoy ebooks. In my experience, Smashwords pays the highest royalties and pays the quickest of all the online retailers. I love all their support for indie authors.
March 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I imagine the publisher thinking, "Screw it! The book is long enough and no one is going to use the TOC anyway." Which may well be true.

Also, no index, which is a shame for a book with about 650 indexable pages. *Sigh

Otherwise, a beautifully designed book.
February 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM